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77 Thought-Provoking Quotes By Ben Carson That Urge You To Think Big

Famous As: U.S. Secretary of Housing & Urban Development (2017 – 2021)
Born On: September 18, 1951
Born In: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Age: 72 Years
Ben Carson is an American neurosurgeon and politician. He is regarded as one of the most authoritative voices in the profession and has authored a number of books on the subject. Carson studied at ‘Yale University’ and then attended the ‘University of Michigan Medical School’ and served as the ‘Director of Pediatric Neuro-surgery’ at the ‘John Hopkins Hospital’ for 29 years, till his retirement in 2013. Carson has performed several path breaking surgical procedures during his illustrious career, like that of separating Siamese twins and many others. As a leading surgeon and political thinker, he has written a number of books. Some of the notable ones include ‘Gifted Hands’, ‘One Vote: Make Your Voice Heard Again’, ‘America the Beautiful’ and ‘You Have a Brain’ among others. He was awarded the ‘Presidential Medal of Freedom’ in 2008. Carson is without doubt one of the finest surgeons of the modern era; here are some of his thoughts, views and quotes on medicine, surgery, life and politics. Read through the inspiring quotes and thoughts by Ben Carson.
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Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Happiness doesn't result from what we get, but from what we give.

Ben Carson
Do your best and let God do the rest.

Do your best and let God do the rest.

Ben Carson
Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

Successful people don't have fewer problems. They have determined that nothing will stop them from going forward.

Ben Carson
Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.

Everyone in the world worth being nice to. Because God never creates inferior human beings, each person deserves respect and dignity.

Ben Carson
God has given us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Why would God give us such a complex organ system unless he expects us to use it?

God has given us more than fourteen billion cells and connections in our brain. Why would God give us such a complex organ system unless he expects us to use it?

Ben Carson
If we acknowledge our need for God, he will help us.

If we acknowledge our need for God, he will help us.

Ben Carson
If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.

If you hear how wonderful you are often enough, you begin to believe it, no matter how you try to resist it.

Ben Carson
Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

Here is the treasure chest of the world - the public library, or a bookstore.

Ben Carson
It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.

It does not matter where we come from or what we look like. If we recognize our abilities, are willing to learn and to use what we know in helping others, we will always have a place in the world.

Ben Carson
When I treat other people with kindness and love, it is part of my way of paying my debt to God and the world for the privilege of living on this planet.

When I treat other people with kindness and love, it is part of my way of paying my debt to God and the world for the privilege of living on this planet.

Ben Carson
If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.

If we recognize our talents and use them appropriately, and choose a field that uses those talents, we will rise to the top of our field.

Ben Carson
God cares about every area of our lives, and God wants us to ask for help.

God cares about every area of our lives, and God wants us to ask for help.

Ben Carson
We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.

We get out of life what we put into it. The way we treat others is the way we ourselves get treated.

Ben Carson
If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.

If we commit ourselves to reading thus increasing our knowledge, only God limits how far we can go in this world.

Ben Carson
If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.

If we would spend on education half the amount of money that we currently lavish on sports and entertainment, we could provide complete and free education for every student in this country.

Ben Carson
The doors of the world are opened to people who can read.

The doors of the world are opened to people who can read.

Ben Carson
I have to come to realize that God does not want to punish us, but rather, to fulfill our lives. God created us, loves us and wants to help us to realize our potential so that we can be useful to others.

I have to come to realize that God does not want to punish us, but rather, to fulfill our lives. God created us, loves us and wants to help us to realize our potential so that we can be useful to others.

Ben Carson
I am convinced that knowledge is power - to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.

I am convinced that knowledge is power - to overcome the past, to change our own situations, to fight new obstacles, to make better decisions.

Ben Carson
People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.

People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.

Ben Carson
When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

When we are confronted by failure and mistakes, we can leave them behind and go on with our lives.

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If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.

If we make every attempt to increase out knowledge in order to use it for human good, it will make a difference in us and in our world.

Ben Carson
…the brain can process two million bits of information per second. It remembers everything you've ever seen, everything you've ever heard…

…the brain can process two million bits of information per second. It remembers everything you've ever seen, everything you've ever heard…

Ben Carson
If we develop in-depth knowledge it will enable us to give our best to others and help to make a better world.

If we develop in-depth knowledge it will enable us to give our best to others and help to make a better world.

Ben Carson
I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

I came to realize that if people could make me angry they could could control me. Why should I give someone else such power over my life?

Ben Carson
Being a doctor at Johns Hopkins does not make me any better in God's sight than the individual who has not had the opportunity to gain such an education but who still works hard.

Being a doctor at Johns Hopkins does not make me any better in God's sight than the individual who has not had the opportunity to gain such an education but who still works hard.

Ben Carson
One dark night the skeletons that they had carefully hidden in an obscure closet appeared, grabbed them around the throat, and strangled them.

One dark night the skeletons that they had carefully hidden in an obscure closet appeared, grabbed them around the throat, and strangled them.

Ben Carson
There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior.

There is no such thing as an average human being. If you have a normal brain, you are superior.

Ben Carson
It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.

It's not what you do but that kind of job you do that makes the difference.

Ben Carson
By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.

By reading so much, my vocabulary automatically improved along with my comprehension.

Ben Carson
The doors of the world are open to dose who can read.

The doors of the world are open to dose who can read.

Ben Carson